Royal Dublin
The main tournaments played at Royal Dublin are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Europe
Forte
Played as the Forte PGA Seniors Championship (Aug 6-9). Tommy Horton (Eng) beat Tony Grubb (Eng) and Christy O'Connor Snr (Ire) in a playoff, to win the first of his 23 European Senior Tour wins. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Ballesteros (Esp) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. This was the second of three Irish Open wins for Ballesteros. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Mark James (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Langer (Ger). This was the first of three Irish Open wins for Langer. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the first of three Irish Open wins for Ballesteros. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as the Carroll's International. Second-placed Eric Brown (Scot) finished 2 shots behind O'Connor Snr (Ire), who recorded an eagle-birdie-eagle finish to win this event for a second time. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
Jeyes
Played as the Jeyes Professional-Amateur Tournament (May 23-26). Second-placed Frank Phillips (Aus) finished 12 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Guy Wolstenholme (Eng). [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
Jeyes
Played as the inaugural Jeyes Professional-Amateur Tournament (May 31-June 3; featuring 22 professionals and 22 amateurs playing for separate prizes). David Sheahan (Ire) won the amateur section by 8 shots. He also finished 1 shot better than the leading professional, Denis Hutchinson (Zim/RSA), who took the professional's first prize of £550. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
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Played as the Irish Open (not played again until 1953). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) and John Panton (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Pickworth (Aus), who won with an eagle three at the final hole. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
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Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed William H. "Bill" Davies (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Whitcombe (Eng), the third of the three Whitcombe brothers to win the Irish Open. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
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Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Abe Mitchell (Eng), Mark Seymour (Eng), Ernest Whitcombe (Eng), William H. "Bill" Davies (Eng) and Arthur Havers (Eng) finished 2 shots behind E.W. "Bob" Kenyon (Eng). [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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